Talent Management
Many ‘High-Potential’ Employees Actually Lack Leadership Skills
Employees designated high-potential (HIPO) are supposed to be an organization's most capable, most motivated and most likely to achieve positions of responsibility and power. In fact, companies often ...
What Can Richard Branson Teach Us About Loyalty in Insurance?
Leave it to Richard Branson to so perfectly sum up the essence of what it takes to create a loyal team of employees: "Train people well enough so they can leave; treat them well enough so they don't ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS, The Hanover and Swiss Re
An ex-Beazley executive is joining AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. in a leadership Role. The Hanover Insurance Group promoted an executive to become the new CEO of Chaucer Syndicates Ltd., its ...
Unlike Some Automakers, Ford Is Fully Committed to Developing Totally Autonomous Cars
As Ford Motor Co. has been developing self-driving cars, the U.S. automaker has started noticing a problem during test drives: Engineers monitoring the robot rides are dozing off. Company researchers ...
Lloyd’s to Name Ex-CEO of Marsh Europe as New Chairman
Bruce Carnegie-Brown, former CEO of Marsh Europe and non-executive chairman of Aon UK, will shortly be named the new chairman of Lloyd's, according to market sources. He succeeds John Nelson, who had ...
How to Better Tell the Insurance Industry’s Story and Attract New Employees
What if I told you I work in a business that helps farmers in Kenya and Rwanda maintain their standard of living when drought destroys their crops? Or that my company replaces the income of small ...
Wraight, the New Academy of Insurance Director, Wants Customer Ideas as He Mulls Changes
Patrick Wraight has been named the director of the Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance, a leading property/casualty insurance learning center that is part of the Wells Media Group. Wraight, an ...
Executives On The Move at RMS, Allied World, Arch Capital Group and More
RMS Named a former McKinsey & Co. executive as its president. Allied World beefed up its Onshore Construction arm in Australia with a new executive appointment. Arch Capital Group appointed a ...